SYNOPSIS.
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Srupr m(L Jom Floyd, rdutan.
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race
i Car
___ ___i Miss Car
bale aa a train They alight to tab*
■ . and train leave* atactic and Mias
aad opeaid to emit Its passenger.
“Staatoo" balled hi* asuger, chok
ing with exasperation aad relief.
what—'*
“Sick." tbe driver flung At him.
springing actoaa to his car. from
which Fiord add oat to giro him en
trmw. “Mask, glows, yon others."
“Sick"" echoed tbe an believing Nr.
Green, amid the terry of preparation.
Tea. yea Nek?"
Stanton, la hie seat, turned a color
laaa face toward him before clasping
an the merit
“Sick." he irimte Hi explicitly.
‘Arm rwn reedy. Floyd?- *
The Mercery drew up to her line on
aaect tinea. Aad lb the mam sou while
-be cam la from were being seat away,
•a opportunity to pot a
i
i been mr he coldly
; Tve been ta a
laoa also o'clock loK
Steatna "Did yon
think 1 waa lylag u- yoa?"
"No Am ran St ta drtva?"
"V yoa'ra afraid f*m not, gat oat aad
r ” ' i
thro# hundred
tho ten mlie
era • and ateep
kiOa. aad waa expected to take some
otx beam of cwtlnaaaa driving Tbe
etrmla wee not light far tbe pilot et
Par the flrat hoar them was bo ln
rideet am af the newel. Floyd attend
ed strictly to hie worh and Stanton
drove rather mam mariy than uauai
Mot al tho hastening af the second
boar, tha mar af the Aminats car
rams la now through the fog of dust
ahead; the Atalonta. which had start
ed tear otlaatee la advance of theta.
Stanton sighed with grim satisfaction,
end mended la paraail.
Tara ahead." warned Floyd, at his
Hla eyes on
Stanton round
it a pace which
are’ the shrieking crowd of spectators
mcollteg from the danger-line and
sprayed yellow soli high into Ike sir.
Aa the Mercery lurched Into tbe
straight stretch beyond, as Floyd was
m the act of turning to examine the
rear Grew, them came a sharp explo
sion aad a reeling stagger of tbe car
aa a resr casing blew out, wrenched
itself bodily from the wheel and rolled
Mho a heap late a field a hundred
yards away.
The machine tottered to the edge
of the read, stopping under tbe power
fat brakes. Floyd sprang oat, drag
gteg learn one of tbe extra tires car
rtod. while Staatoa reached for the
tori hex. They had no need or time
for conversation. aa they worked, poo
pie from ell directions hocking around
hi a pushing eaosr circle to watch tbe
The tme worked well together,
Floyd's deft swiftness balanced by
i's strength. When the task
tbe driver first regained
te." he ordered crisply. "Are
to Lake all day. or am 1 go
tag u> catch that Atalaata?"
Floyd okayed first aad retorted see
oad; on to vales bis habit.
s' te catch anything
suggest a slow-down
he countered, la tha
m softly deceptive
• to stick on a
1 •>
shot s glance askant out al
(bo iwwf af a stormy Mae-black eye
Me waa irritated by the tom time, be
ill then he could have bees
m admit, and interference
him Uke a spur.
TV give yea a kroon to driving.”
he cast , sad beat
over the
U wee beet
who mode the next two circuits al
the tobg course. Other racers, warned
by their mec hanicians at the thunder
down a poo them, drew
to eoo aide, preferring the
of later regaining the ad van
rum ovary eagle and curve tbs
tod. at sight of the gray cat
fritowad by he whirlwind of duet and
carry lag the bogs oa Its hood.
Twice the Merc ary rushed past tbs
te a t smalt of cheers
by tha car’s own roar. Tha
men glimpsed u
its hand, aad
ttly gerased that they had mads
. circuit of the day.
had received the prom
, tor Staatoa had safely as
geos tod the turn that before coat them
a tire, at a pace equally faei.
(Safety, ogee; bat. hot content, hs
rams around tha second time driving
as furiously, with unalackrsted speed.
Dows spaa the turn they swept aga.n,
■juisTie feat of Still and twisting the
Mercury around on the two inside
wheels: then the predicted happened.
The crack of an exploding tire came
while they were on the bend, instantly
echoed by the bursting of its mate
from the opposite wheel; the car tore
Itself from control under the double
shock snd shot off the course into the
field beyond, plowing deep furrows in
the eoft earth until It overturned wi h
a final crash.
Partly held by his steering-wheel,
Stanton was flung out on the meadow
grass aa the car upset, its speed then
so much checked that he escaped
scarcely bruised. Floyd, unprotected,
hod been hurled from his seat by the
first shock and lay half-stunned near
the edge of the course.
From far and near came the people's
cries of horrer and shouts for aid. Hu:
before the first man reached them.
Stanton was up and at the side o‘
bis mechanician.
“Floyd!" he panted. “Floyd!"
Floyd was already rising to one
knee; gasping for breath, soiled vi'h
dus* and grass-stains, and with th<
blood welling from a jagged rent ir.
his left arm. but with his attention
only fixed on Stanton.
“You're—all right?” he articulated.
"I? Yes. A fool always is. You—”
But he could see for himself that
the mechanician was not seriously in
jured. without Floyd's reassuring nod.
“Cal! me what you like.” Stanton
permitted, between clenched teeth, as
he dragged out his handkerchief to
bandage the skr.der arm.
The appalied crowd was upon them.
\\ irb a sputtering roar the Duplex ma
chine rounded the turn and sped down
the straight stretch, its mechanician
staring back over bla shoulder at the
wreck. But Floyd brushed the girlish
curls off his forehead and staggered
srect. helpless laughter shaking him.
“Call you? 1 think you’ve got the
best disposition an' the worst temper
I ever saw! Tie this up an’ we’ll
right the car. We’ve got to be movin'
There were piecty of sympathetic
helpers. Incredible to the witnesres.
hut as Floyd had foreseen, the Mer
cury bad not materially suffered. The
big car was righted by fifty hands:
s'.acton and Floyd—unaided, accord
ing to racing rules—put on the new
'ires, and took their seats amid hearty
-dmlrmticn and good wishes.
Twenty minutes after she left the
•ourse. the Mercury shot down it once
more. By the time the grand stand
-rs fully aware that "Stan-on had
■ot his again." and the ambulance
had been hurried clanging to the
cece of the possible tragedy, the Mer
-ury whirled past the judges, running
xore comet-like than ever.
But Stanton took the turns conser
vatively; for him.
The race was lost. Even Stanton
ould not regain the half-hour lead
People From All Direction* Flocking
Around.
given his competitors. Late in the
fourth hour he signaled Floyd to lean
(loser, and when be was obeyed:
" Where's the Duplex t" he ques
tioned eagerly.
“At iu repair pit for the last hour,"
Floyd made hopeful answer. “An*
there’s only the Atalanta ahead of
us."
Stanton shook his head, but let out
his car a little faster.
The Mercury came across the line,
at the finish, just five minutes behind
the Atalanta: to receive fully as great
an ovation as the winning car. The
rijectacular driving, the record of the
fastest Up and highest speed ever
made on that course, the second place
won In spite of the accident, almost
•cllpaed the Atalanta’s victory.
In the midst of the joyous tumult,
Floyd descended, stiff and weary
onpogh after the continuous run of
five hours and fifty-eight minutes. But
Btmnton did not follow; leaning upon
hU steering-wheel, the focus of snap
ping cameras, curious crowds, and
j Madid congratulations and sympa
thy. Only when one of the judges
! *ae* over to shake hands, was the ex
planation made evident.
"If I am to get out, some one will
| have to help me,” announced Stanton
| Impassively, and unclasped his mask,
baring n face gray with exhaustion
under iu coating of caked dust.
And. in tact. It was necessary to aid
the cramped, overtaxed driver to dis
mount from his car; to the wonder of
all tbooe familiar with his usual su
perb endurance.
_^ little later Floyd, some of the
grime removed, somewhat rested,
and Issuing from the ambulance sur
geon's care with his arm bandaged in
eivfltaed fashion, felt a touch on his
*Tm going to get out of this up
roar," Stanton briefly imparted. “Come
bia.V iL\. fflV IlUl/CI lUUlfiUl.
Floyd drew back, hesitating oddly.
'Tm sorry,” he began.
Stanton’s straight dark brows con
traded.
“You mean that you don’t want any
thing personal to do with your brute
cf a driver? Oh, say so.”
"No, no! Only—I—”
The steel-keen eyes sent one direct
glance into the troubled gray ones.
"Good-by,” pronounced Stanton defi
nitely, and turned on his heel.
“Stanton!” cried Floyd, in distress.
The other kept on, unheeding.
“Stanton!” Floyd appealed, overtak
ing him. “Please—I give you my
word I never meant that. I’ve got
to be back at my own hotel, tonight,
that was all. I’ll do anything you
say.”
Stanton slowly halted.
“Will you come with me now, to
dinner? Suit yourself.”
“I’d like to,” was the humble sur
render. Like a woman, Floyd yielded
to a superior will; like a man, there
were no small reservations in his
yielding.
There was a taxicab waiting; to it
Stanton led the way.
The destination was one of the
large hotels of the city, and neither
of the companions were dressed for
the public dining-room. In the
guest-crowded lobby Stanton paused
to order dinner sent to his own apart
ment, perfectly indifferent to the sen
sation caused by their entrance.
‘‘You are unwell, sir?" the clerk
ventured, regarding him wide-eyed.
“No,” he denied laconically.
But he looked far more fatigued
than his comparatively frail mechaa
lcian. nevertheless. Fatigued, and ill.
“You didn’t hurt yourself in our up
set, I hope,” Floyd said with anxiety,
when they were alone in the stiff, im
personal hotel room.
“No. I had a bad night of it,” Stan
ton explained. He sat down in an
arm-chair, resting his head against the
cushioned back. "Make yourself com
fortable as you can, Floyd. There is
nothing the matter with me—there
can't be, I never was sick a day since
I can remember. Probably I need
feeding; I've eaten nothing since that
confounded dinner last evening, and
It is nearly six o’clock now.”
But, after all, when the food was
brought, Stanton could eat none of
It; although maintaining a pretense
of doing so, which forbade his com
panion to comment upon the fact.
“Were you feeling 111 yesterda; ?”
Floyd Inquired, when the last course
was removed and they were left to
themselves. His own bearing was loss
assured than usual, his gaiety subdued
to quietness almost savoring of tim
idity.
“Not until evening, after dinner.”
The mechanician looked at him,
started to speak, checked himself, and
at last impulsively put the indiscreet
question:
“Do you mind telling me where you
dined?”
“Of course not,” Stanton returned,
without a trace of hesitation. “With
Mr. Carlisle of the tire Company,
and his daughter. They are here for
the races. He wanted to talk tires to
me, Heaven knows why. We didn't
get very far; after Miss Carlisle left
us I began to feel so sick that I ex
cused myself and got away to the
nearest doctor.”
Floyd turned his head, and caught
hiB breath in a brief, quick sigh. When
he looked back at his host, his candid
eyes were clearer and more gentle
than they had been since the assist
ant manager had given the account of
Stanton's amazing disappearance.
“Acute indigestion, your doctor
called your attack?”
“Something like It.”
“Miss Carlisle doesn't seem to be
a lucky companion," Floyd observed
dryly. “She made you miss your train
here, you came near breaking your
wrist with her car, and her dinner
seems to have poisoned you. What
did she give you, lobster and ice
cream?”
“No—I hardly know. I never care
what I eat.” He passed his hand im
patiently across his forehead, sudden
ly giddy.
Floyd leaned nearer.
"Stanton, how did you feel? What?
Tell me; I’m not just curious.”
“Nausea, violent successive attacks
of seasickness that left me too weak
to stand. I’ve got the headache yet.”
Ilis voice died out; he had a vague
Impression of Floyd starting up and
coming toward him.
“I had to make the do<?tor steady
me with some drug so I could race,”
he resumed abruptly. “I'm brute
enough without that in me, Floyd.”
“Hush, try to rest,” urged his mech
anician's earnest young voice across
the mist.
“I’m tired,” he conceded.
It seemed to him a long time after
ward that a sensation of exquisite
coolness extinguished the flame-like
pain binding his temples, although the
rich sunset glow was still in the room
when he opened his eyes. Floyd was
bending over him, bathing his fore
head with light, firm touches. Stan
the savage irritability of a strong man
“What a position for you and me!
What will you do for me—the engine
Is shaking loose from the chassis, by
the feeling? Get your tools.”
“Don t try to talk. I have sent for
a doctor,” soothed Floyd. “You are
all right: Here,” a hand was slipped
behind his head, a glass of water held
to his lips. “Drink this."
“You might have been a nurse,”
Stanton wandered dreamily. “Your
sister couldn’t do better. And you’re
so nonsensically good-looking! Floyd,”
the feverishly brilliant eyes flashed
wide, “what is your sister’s name?”
“Jessica.”
“Jesse—Jessica ?”
“We are twins; I told you that
They named us so purposely.”
The heavy white bandage encircling
his mechanician’s left arm caught the
patient’s failing attention.
“You’ve had a bad day; go home
and rest,” gasped Stanton the brute,
before things slipped from his ken.
CHAPTER VII.
The Girl Like Floyd.
Stanton awoke slowly, with a con
sciousness of physical well-being and
singular restfulness. The shades of
his room were lowered, but the daz
zling sunshine streamed in around
edges and through cracks, glittering
pV<er a, gc '"l
To be continued
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Unworthy Men of Wealth.
The men who have not realized the
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